case maker who worked for Fellini

I remember a similar style by Kelly and there was a woman I think named Annie who has since passed away.
 
djg576 said:
I remember a similar style by Kelly and there was a woman I think named Annie who has since passed away.
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You're thinking of Ann Gore, who started working for Robert Hempel making Fellini cases. Ron Thomas is another who started making in this style.
 
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djg576 said:
remember a similar style by Kelly and there was a woman I think named Annie who has since passed away.
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That's it it's a Kelly case. I bought it for my wife for Christmas around 1982 I forgot it was a lady.
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It is a really well made case. It has been thrown under pool tables all over the country and Europe. Still together, no pealing leather. Some dings and a few stains but still a good case. I had a guy tell me he could clean it and make it look new.

No way, I like it the way it is. With all the stuff people carry now a days a 2x1 tube case is dated but I still use it. A second cheap soft case and a few rubber bands do the trick.
 
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fjk said:
She's still alive (not still making cases though).
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Good to hear. I vaguely remember talking to her on the phone when I ordered the case. It was an early one as it is not marked on the lock. Later if I remember right, they were engraved with Kelly.
 
Kelli Cases were made in Tennessee. They had something to do with Bill McDaniel and named after his daughter I believe. Kelli cases are not marked and are smaller than a Fellini. Ann Gore left Fellini and started Ann Gore/Manx. I posted an interview I did with her. She is retired and does not seek the limelight if you know what I mean. Ann Gore / Manx cases have labels.

Joe Van
 

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classiccues said:
Kelli Cases were made in Tennessee. They had something to do with Bill McDaniel and named after his daughter I believe. Kelli cases are not marked and are smaller than a Fellini. Ann Gore left Fellini and started Ann Gore/Manx. I posted an interview I did with her. She is retired and does not seek the limelight if you know what I mean. Ann Gore / Manx cases have labels.

Joe Van
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Why is the label in that case say Texas? Did she label cases if she had designed herself when she worked for Fellini?
 
middleofnowhere said:
Why is the label in that case say Texas? Did she label cases if she had designed herself when she worked for Fellini?
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Because that's an Ann Gore case and she made Fellini style cases. Kelli cases were made under the direction or by Bill McDaniel and were not labeled and were one tube size slimmer than a Fellini case
 
spktur said:
Because that's an Ann Gore case and she made Fellini style cases. Kelli cases were made under the direction or by Bill McDaniel and were not labeled and were one tube size slimmer than a Fellini case
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They are slim. I had a Schuler that would not fit with both shafts.
 
Z-Nole said:
Y’all sure know your shit. Good stuff.
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middleofnowhere said:
The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations
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